Injun Joe's bowie-knife lay close by, its blade broken in two.

印第安·乔的猎刀就放在旁边，刀刃断成了两半。

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These problems needed still another solution, and the ingredients for it lay close at hand.

这些问题还需要另一个解决方案，而解决问题所需的条件其实唾手可得。

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And I lay close within my covert and observed the actions of the man.

我悄悄潜伏在隐蔽之处，观察那个人的一举一动。

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General Motors says it will lay off nearly 50,000 employees this year and that it plans to close five assembly plants, eliminate thousands of dealerships and reduce the number of its brands from eight to four - all in an effort to stay afloat.

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and you close the door, and you stand up sleeping like this because there's no place to lay down.

然后你关上门，就像这样站着睡觉，因为没有地方躺。

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Just hours after news filtered through about the tragedy, locals were gathering to lay flowers close to the spot where Mrs Riaz and her four girls perished.

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Due to the global recession and falling demand, some Chinese factories had to lay off workers and close their doors.

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To contain social discontent, the Kremlin puts heavy pressure on regional governments and firms not to lay off people or close plants, even if they are dinosaurs.

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